News & Updates

World Book Day 2015 – Thursday 5th March 2015 Are you a bookworm with a passion for fiction? Then get ready for a whole day of pure, unadulterated BOOK LOVING!! THIS MARCH, Saturday the the 7th to be precise, Z-arts will be partnering with Waterstones Deansgate, Manchester to deliver an origami bookmaking workshop. From 1pm [...]

To mark the arrival of Emergency Story Penguin at Z-arts we are offering you the chance to win a Family Ticket to see Emergency Story Penguin on the 22 Feb at 4pm and a family ticket to SEA LIFE Centre Manchester. Tell us your favourite story involving a sea creature; from a penguin to a [...]

The competition to name the Goldfish which arrived at Z-arts in January has reached a slippery end!! The competition which sparked enormius daebate across Facebook, Twitter and across Hulme was won by Lila Mossabir. The winning name, Ponyo is Japanese for Fish. The Big Imaginations show came to Z-arts on the 1st February to an [...]

Tell us what you think about Z-arts. As Manchester’s only dedicated family arts venue, we would love to hear your views on the shows we put on, the activities we offer and how we could do it all better. We are looking for people to join [...]

This Wednesday (19 November) sees the first national #LoveTheatre day. The aim of the event is to answer any questions our audiences might have about theatres, what we do and how all that stage magic comes together. To celebrate #LoveTheatre day we will be answering your questions as well as [...]

Trailblazer is a new map that showcases Manchester’s most family-friendly venues. It’s been designed by local teenagers working with illustrator Stephen Nuttall. The team of young people worked with the venues in the Manchester Family Arts Network to advise on the events and activities that they would like to see and take part in. They [...]

The make-up of families is changing and theatre-producers need to ensure that what they create reflects this new reality. Thinking of the British family solely as the traditional combination of a married man and woman and their two children is as out of touch as assuming that all British family theatre productions must involve seven [...]

A new anthem for Europe has been composed by 11-year-olds as part of a European schools project in the North West. Year 6 pupils from Roundthorn Primary Academy have composed a new anthem for Europe with the help of local classical musician Sarah Attar. The piece is the culmination of their part in My Europe [...]

This autumn Z-arts launch their biggest ever season with children’s theatre, a family festival and a whole load of creative participatory activities. The season launches in Hulme Park with The Wind and the Sun on Saturday 6th of September. Z-arts invite children and families to this free performance of bright colours, spectacular acrobatics and physical [...]

Z-arts are extremely pleased to be part of the new Spirit of Manchester Festival running from 19th to the 28th of September. In light of the success from last year’s Spirit of Manchester Awards, Macc wants to extend the celebration of the voluntary and community sector to include a city-wide show case of talents, creativity [...]